Prayer Request

We hope everyone is having a wonderful 4th of July. We got through the town’s fireworks display last night with only a few horses getting a bit antsy. Tonight it will be surrounding farms and those are the ones we worry about the most.

I’d like to ask for prayers in advance – we have an incoming mini that has been severely neglected and was found down and close to death. He’d gone down a couple of days before someone found out about him and did something. I don’t have the whole story yet but I know it isn’t a good one. Dr. Nathan will be out as soon as we give him a call upon the mini’s arrival. The sling and stall are ready – he can’t stand on his own. He is very thin – skin draped on bones. I’d also like to ask for prayers for Peggy Sue. She seems to be having a tough time with her back leg. The good news is that Spirit is no worse. It’s miserably hot and she’d rather not be in a stall but the sun is too much for her at this time.

Thank you – I’ll update more later.

Sincerely,
Theresa
Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
www.bhfer.org

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Spirit update and Domino donkey ears!

I want to share a quick update on Spirit and share a few pictures from today.

Dr. Ryan examined Spirit today and said he thinks her injuries look better but we all know it is going to take quite awhile for them to heal. She will be getting some laser light therapy which will help in many ways. She is sore and sunburned in areas so massage is out of the question for awhile.

Dr. Ryan examined her eyes again and is going to talk with associates at Peterson & Smith to see if there is any surgical procedure that could potentially help Spirit’s left eye. We are holding onto hope that something can be done. She’s very cooperative when being examined and when her wounds are being treated.

She was taking a siesta after eating her hay.

When I saw storms coming late this evening I asked Marie to spray water on the roof over Spirit’s stall while I was in there with her so she could get used to the noise and know that it was ok. It’s hard to hear anything when it rains due to the rain hitting the metal roof. Spirit seemed a little unsure at first so I talked to her and told her it was ok – just water hitting the roof – and she went back to eating. And then the storms hit – very bad thunder and lightning – but she was fine. I did stay with her for a bit longer and when I left her she was content.

I have to share this picture of Domino and her ears – she’s so cute! I’ve been concerned about Lacey’s weight and appetite. She’s also been getting a little pushy with Dora so I want to try to figure out what is going on. Dr. Ryan pulled blood today to rule out some things and Domino was so curious!

If you have time we encourage you to visit the Horse & Man blog – it’s very informative and this month Spirit is featured!! Thank you Dawn and everyone helping Spirit!

Please keep Spirit in your prayers. God bless and thank you!

Sincerely,
Theresa
Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
www.bhfer.org

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Others Pictures

And a few pictures of others here…

Baby Girl. She’s amazingly beautiful!

Dora and Domino playing together.

Domino sneaks in a good back kick at Dora.

Then Dora went back to grazing with her mom.

And Domino couldn’t understand why Dora didn’t want to play anymore. J She doesn’t realize how lethal her back kicks are – I wouldn’t want to play either!

“I can do the cricket dance too!”

Gentleman snoozing.

Domino having a talk with Oreo.

Peggy Sue in the sling for her most recent hooficure.

Nikole

Lady Jane and Gentleman. GMan still loves to stand by the water sprinklers.

Gentleman, Aaleyah Belle, and Amadeus gathered around a sprinkler.

Have a great night everyone. Please keep Spirit in your prayers – she has a long way to go.

Sincerely,
Theresa
Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
www.bhfer.org

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Spirit today – 06/30/12

Just a quick update because the day is almost over and there is still so much to do here!

Spirit got a hooficure today – she was a very good girl. Her feet need more work but Cindy will be doing a little bit each time. Spirit is sore and has open injuries that can cause her discomfort so we were very careful with her.

Spirit had visitors today! Abigail, a friend of the rescue, recently had her 11th birthday party and asked for donations in lieu of gifts. Today, Abi, along with her family, visited so that Abi could personally give Spirit her gift of donations! What a kind and generous thing for Abi to do – thank you Abigail! Abigail’s gift will provide shavings for Spirit. Spirit is pretty messy in her stall but that’s ok. We appreciate Abigail and her mom, dad, and brother all helping out today.

Robin and Don also visited – they also think Spirit is a sweet and lovely mare.

Spirits injuries look horrible and are painful but I have to say that her demeanor, personality, and love for life shines through and you can feel her positive energy which makes you feel really good despite her injuries. Kylie hand walked Spirit some today and Spirit finally went down and rolled!!! We had been waiting for this for a couple of days now and it brought lots of “awe’s” and smiles. Now, if she would feel comfortable enough to lay down and rest. She does have injuries from nose to tail and she is sore all over but especially on her left side.

Spirit shines through!

Sincerely,
Theresa
Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
www.bhfer.org

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Spirit update 06/29/12

Is this not a beautiful face? It is a very lovely face and Spirit has a heart of gold! She had a good day – she got hand walked many times and she also got a much needed bath. Injuries were treated and she was even a little vocal.

She really enjoyed her bath. I gave up on the tangles in her tail – we will have to work on this more tomorrow. Her back has many scars and open wounds.

She’s a very good patient. I truly believe she knows we are helping her. She has a long way to go but she has a positive attitude.

Supposedly her right eye was small when she was born and she could not see out of it. She may be able to see a small slit of light out of her left.

What is there not to love about this kind and sweet mare? How could we have walked away from her? We couldn’t. Thank you all for helping us to help her.

Tucked in for the night.

Our job helping Spirit isn’t over yet – the rest of her herd needs help. Spirit needed medical help ASAP – I was strongly drawn to her even though it was the others the owner was trying to show us. I seem to always be drawn to the ones needing help the most. Spirit was our initial focus because of her injuries while at the same time I’ve been trying to find homes for others. The herd is on a total of about 30 acres contained in three paddocks – one large paddock and two smaller ones. The larger paddock has a stud that is beautiful and nice – just protective of his herd. If he were to find a home I think it would help in catching the rest of the herd in that paddock. In that paddock there are mares and babies (which haven’t been handled). There are yearlings and others – most unhandled. There are mostly colts/studs in the smaller paddocks. The most in need now is a white mare with a baby by her side. She has sunburn from nose to tail. What little shade they had is now water logged from Tropical Storm Debby. The mare is likely pregnant. I’ve made many calls and was told today that the mare/baby may have found a home – I will try to verify this tomorrow. I will also try to post pictures tomorrow – I just haven’t had time at the computer and we have been extra short on volunteers. As soon as at least two volunteers come in tomorrow I will try to get back to the office to do some work. I would like to help find homes for the rest of the herd – I worry about them.

Please continue to keep Spirit in your prayers. The podiatrist is coming tomorrow – Spirit may have a hooficure. We’ll see how she feels about that – we don’t like to do too much too soon. But she seems to be handling changes well. God bless – have a good night everyone. Again, thank you for caring about Spirit.

Sincerely,
Theresa
Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
www.bhfer.org

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Spirit the Blind Mare Has Arrived

June 28th, 2012

The blind mare, which I named Spirit, is now likely more comfortable than she has been in a long, long time.  Our daughter, Katie, went with me to pick her up today.  It was a good 3 hour trip getting there due to road closures because of flooding from Tropical Storm Debby but we were determined to get her here.  When we arrived she seemed stoic – her head was down and it was like her mind was in another place and time.  I was worried about her injuries and how bad they looked – worse than they did on Saturday.  And there were new, open injuries.  I whispered to her and rubbed on her a bit.  But when I reached up to put a halter on her for the trip home she turned her head into me and stayed there for a few seconds.  I told her she was going home to where life would be much better and different for her.  She stayed close as we walked to the trailer.  She had never been loaded onto a trailer – she was born on the property (2004) where we picked her up from.  She walked into the trailer in less than a minute – it didn’t take much coaching.  Just patience, a calm hand, and reassurance.  But she wasn’t happy once we got to moving – it had to have been a bit stressful for her but she unloaded really well at the rescue.

While we waited for Dr. Ryan Meeks, we hosed her off which she seemed to like.  Then we waited together – he arrived about 30 minutes later.  I will warn you that the photos after the picture after this one are graphic.  Don’t scroll down if you don’t want to see them.  How does anyone allow this to happen?  How ??

Dr. Ryan examined Spirit and said she wouldn’t have lasted much longer.  Her needs have gone neglected for a long time.  She is malnourished and has obviously been terribly beat up, repeatedly, over time.  She has many old and new wire injuries (that were infected), bites, sunburn, open sores swelling, blisters, etc.  Inside of her upper lip she has a wide cut that runs along her gum line which is likely why she isn’t very interested in hay.  She is finally drinking but we’re encouraging her more with electrolytes.

She has no vision in her right eye.  It’s possible that she sees a very small sliver of light in her left.

The puncture wound at her chest is wide and the open wound goes down deep – all the way to her sternum.  Her scars – they are everywhere.

Not surprisingly her feet haven’t been trimmed in a long, long time.  There are many open injures, new and old, on her legs too.

The injury on her nose goes to the bone. Dr. Ryan says we need to keep an eye on this – there may be sequestered bone.  More cuts and scratches all over her face and lots of swelling all over.

Spirit had been through a lot and will wear scars to prove it for the rest of her life – from nose to tail.  Just think about the many times she’s been bitten, kicked, run into things, and how scary it must have been for her.  I was so worried about her during Tropical Storm Debby.  She was on almost 30 acres with about 20 other horses, including studs.  There were also cows, an area with trees, and a lot of debris including barb wire.  Tomorrow she will get a good bath and these injuries will get all cleaned up.  I didn’t want to do too much more to her today but let her chill – she’s had a tough day.  It truly hurts my heart to see her injuries and to think of how horrible her life has been – a living nightmare, 24/7/365.

There are even bites around and under her tail.

Spirit will be stalled for awhile – her injuries will take quite some time to heal and she should not be in the sun – but she will get hand walked often.  Injuries will get cold hosed, cleaned, and treated.  It is a true blessing that she just stands and allows doctoring.  She could be all over the place, pushy, and untrusting but she isn’t.  She’s calm and seemingly appreciative – she likes me to hum to her.  She is resting now and seems to be enjoying just “being”.  There are no others here near her to pick on her or for her to be afraid of.  We can’t say for sure that she will make it but we can say she wouldn’t have made it much longer where she was.  But she is now on the road to recovery.  She is a diamond in the rough and truly does deserve a chance.

Thank you all for caring about her and for helping.  For those that have pledged a one time donation or a monthly sponsorship – we now ask that you follow through.  Spirit has a chance – thanks to all of you.  God bless and I’ll update tomorrow.

Sincerely,
Theresa
Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
www.bhfer.org

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Blind mare update 7 pm

Additional update soon but for now – she is here and has been seen by Dr. Ryan.
In short – she has been through hell and survived – all of us, including Dr. Ryan – feels she deserves, and has, a chance.  I’ve named her Spirit.

Thank you to everyone that has been praying for this special girl.

Thank you Greg for the beautiful artwork!

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Blind Mare Update 2:20 pm

Hi Everyone,

I just spoke with Theresa.

The mare has successfully loaded onto the trailer albeit she appears to be lethargic.

Theresa stated that the mare has sustained additional injuries and her previous wounds have worsened causing concern.

Theresa should arrive home within two hours if all goes well at which time, Dr. Ryan or one of his associates will meet them at Beauty’s Haven.

Since Theresa is unsure of the prognosis, she has asked that everyone please hold off on forwarding their pledges.

Please keep this precious girl in your thoughts and prayers.

Jeanne

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